katastrophalen

/[katastʁoˈfaːlən]/ adj

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Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,476

in German word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

katastrophalen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal Pronounced [katastʁoˈfaːlən]. Often confused with Katastrophen and katastrophal.

Key facts for katastrophalen
PropertyValue
Headwordkatastrophalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[katastʁoˈfaːlən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#26,476
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of katastrophalen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for katastrophalen is 14 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [katastʁoˈfaːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,476 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for katastrophalen, with forms such as "aktastrophalen", "kaatstrophalen", and "katasrtophalen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Katastrophen", "katastrophal", "katastrophale", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is katastrophalen, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-A-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aktastrophalen,kaatstrophalen,katasrtophalen,katasstrophalen,katastorphalen,katastrohpalen,katastropahlen,katastrophaeln,katastrophalenn,katastrophallen,katastrophalne,katastrophhalen,katastrophlaen,katastropphalen,katastrpohalen,katastrrophalen,katasttrophalen,katatsrophalen,katsatrophalen,kattastrophalen,kkatastrophalen,ktaastrophalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for katastrophalen

Misspelling Variants of "katastrophalen"

aktastrophalen14kaatstrophalen14katasrtophalen14katasstrophalen15katastorphalen14katastrohpalen14katastropahlen14katastrophaeln14
Misspelling Variants of "katastrophalen"

Frequency rank: #26,476 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "katastrophalen"?
"katastrophalen" is spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [katastʁoˈfaːlən].
What does "katastrophalen" mean?
As an adj, "katastrophalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs katastrophal
What words are commonly confused with "katastrophalen"?
"katastrophalen" is commonly confused with "Katastrophen", "katastrophal", "katastrophale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "katastrophalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "katastrophalen" is [katastʁoˈfaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "katastrophalen" come from?
"katastrophalen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.